News from the note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: US Supreme Court declines to take up appeal filed by Republican congressman who asked the court to nullify the certification of Biden as winner in Pennsylvania; justices denied the appeal in a one-sentence order with no noted dissents, @PeteWilliamsNBC reports. pic.twitter.com/SE18WJcAlm
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 8, 2020
States must finish certifying their 2020 presidential election results and wrap up any state court legal challenges by today – confirming their electoral votes. The "safe harbor" law essentially locks Congress into accepting Joe Biden’s win. https://t.co/rUaVhAD68p
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) December 8, 2020
Texas files desperate bid with Supreme Court asking justices to allow lawsuit against battleground states https://t.co/jcAMAJ602r pic.twitter.com/2YsYiljSs5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 8, 2020
NEW: Joe Biden introduces a slate of health care experts and officials he is picking to lead his administration's response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, saying adding the group of "world class experts" will be "ready on day one." https://t.co/br8hcmQc9n pic.twitter.com/j5jd5y6cL1
— ABC News (@ABC) December 8, 2020
Biden has selected retired Gen. Lloyd for the top Pentagon post. But the choice is historic: Austin would be the first Black Defense secretary, but he would also require a congressional waiver — the second in four years and only the third time since 1950. https://t.co/cavfgZr8Ja pic.twitter.com/0uXweAsLH2
— POLITICO (@politico) December 8, 2020
JUST IN: 14 Fort Hood leaders suspended or relieved from their positions after independent review found that the command climate created a "permissive environment for sexual assault and sexual harassment," according to report. https://t.co/X6IcJXZBnN
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 8, 2020
Scott Gottlieb, former FDA commissioner and current Pfizer board member, confirmed that the Trump administration turned down Pfizer's offer for an additional 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses last summer, as the New York Times first reported.https://t.co/XxVblB3wCE
— Axios (@axios) December 8, 2020
SCOOP: Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis has informed associates she has coronavirus, multiple sources tell Axios, stirring West Wing fears after she attended a senior staff Christmas party on Friday.https://t.co/9oS7Kg8LJt
— Axios (@axios) December 8, 2020
Martin Kenyon, a 91-year-old UK resident, received a dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine today and says he hopes to hug his granddaughters soon.
— CNN (@CNN) December 8, 2020
“I want to live a long time to enjoy their lives,” he said. “No point in dying now when I have lived this long, is there?” pic.twitter.com/AJVW5pX2oN
William Shakespeare became the second person in Britain to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 8, 2020
The 81-year-old was vaccinated in central England, just 20 miles north of where his namesake, the slightly older and more well-known poet and playwright, was born. https://t.co/9SEuvt62Pd
